Independent origin of MIRNA genes controlling homologous target genes by partial inverted duplication of antisense-transcribed sequences
L. Gramzow, D. Lobbes, S. Walter, N. Innard, G. Theissen
The paper investigates the convergent evolution of two MIR gene families, showing they originated independently through partial inverted duplication of antisense-transcribed sequences targeting MADS-box genes.
bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2019Evolutionary Biology